Information and tips about the most popular pets and their species-appropriate keeping.
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For thousands of years, people have surrounded themselves with pets, and by no means just for practical reasons. Sure, a dog can guard your home and a cat can keep it free of mice. But pets can and do much more for you – they keep you company, help you cope with everyday life and simply make you a better person. In fact, the vast majority of pet owners are certain that their animal friend makes them a better person. But how does that work? For example, it has been scientifically proven that dogs and cats, rabbits and birds educate us to be more empathetic. By getting a pet, you take responsibility for a defenseless creature that puts its life in your hands. Day after day, you care for the pet and pay attention to its needs.
Every animal needs to be fed and cared for regularly. The rabbit and bird cages as well as the cat litter box have to be cleaned, a dog has to be walked several times a day. Thus, any pet structures your everyday life and educates you to be more disciplined. A pet keeps you company and you are no longer alone. When you pet your pet or talk to it, you feel the stress decrease and a relaxed mood sets in.
Even more, pets encourage social contact and bring you together with other people. On the road with your dog, new encounters await you every day. But cat, bird or rabbit lovers also like to get together to exchange ideas on social networks or in clubs. Last but not least, pets are an enrichment for children and adolescents, helping them to form a vital structure of emotional bonds, social skills and solid everyday structures. But even later, as adults and as seniors, people benefit from companionship with a beloved pet.
